Energy Assistance - Winter Heating-FFY25 LIHEAP Allocation Plan

NOTICE:

Connecticut passed new legislation requiring DSS to spread out SNAP benefit issuance dates throughout the month rather than concentrating them in the first few days. Read up on the changes that start March 1.

DSS benefits have changed due to the federal budget reconciliation bill (H.R.1). Find out how it will impact you on our website, which answers questions about work requirements and exemptions for SNAP and HUSKY (Medicaid).

FFY26 LIHEAP Allocation Plan

A public hearing on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) FFY 2026 Allocation Plan was held on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Following the hearing and review of public comments, the plan has been approved.

You may review the approved FFY26 LIHEAP Allocation Plan here.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), administered by the Office of Community Services within the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS), provides funding to assist low-income households in meeting their home energy needs.

In Connecticut, LIHEAP is administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS) as the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP). DSS, contracts with the state’s nine Community Action Agencies (CAAs) to administer CEAP, which serves Connecticut’s lower income households, specifically those whose income falls at or below 60 percent of the state median income.